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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-22
"A Nervous woman

| .
A nervous woman, on board r.s
road train in Missouri, called tie cos
ductor and said:
Il would like 50 much ID III.
sleeper for I've been no three .s.,s,.
hand runnin', but am afeerd.,
What are you afraid Of. madams,,
IVY, I'm afeerd that the tes,a
mout run off the track
But will your staying awake ,raon
it on the trackPn
wall, do you know hadn't thopob.
of thatP wy my settin' up here WITH
my eyes open KANT have the slightsss
effect upon the train, can itPn
None that can see"
Then, if you was in nv place you,a
go in the sleeper an git good nights
rest?'
Il certainly should"
"Well, / will, but wheneyer vor
think there's any danger Of the train
runnin' of, wy, I wish you'd have ne
called"
She went into the sleeper. About
three hours later while the conduetov
was passing through the train. "a
found the woman sitting on the Seat
which she had occupied during the dav
why, madam, | thought you lad
taken sleeper"
II did. " she replied, ''but the fetch.
taxed train KEEP a threatenin' an ,
threatenin' to run off the track till i
thought the safest plan would Be fur
me to git right out an set here where
l ken watch everything, but do Won
know that when got up that fetch.
taxed niger in there that tuck INV
shoes and sloped off with emp Wei.
he had done that very thing, an / had
the hardest sort of work gettin' 'em
back again, fur the cussed rasacl had
put little dab of blackn' on EN- an
wanted to charge me ten cents. /
paid the conductor two dollars for the
shelf-or berth as he calls it, but /
reckon he'll give it back to me in the
mornin'."
"He won't give it back"
He won't2"
No"
Not If tell him | am pore
widderP"
That won't make any difference Y
WALL" bouncing up, ''I'll jest 60
back there an lay there waitin'
fur the train to run off, fur I'll be-
bound if I'm goin' to be beat out Of
my money thater way. Whenever the
train starts to run off you mout call
me, an if you hear awful rumpus in
there you may know that the cussed
niger is airter my shoes again, an
that ! am defendin' my rights. Y
dTRtt3s5ttO !TUU6teT.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-07-22

The frontiersman Is Q pretty tough
specimen Of the American citizen He
has cast iron constitution and the
physical courage Of . lion a walking
arsenal, he can draw his pistol q nse
his long bowie with ahp rapAdlty q
lightning He never esawfs on The en-
emy. but faces him bcldly. and literal.
" hlls the air with bullets before q
man can wink twice. .New Tonb Her
ald
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for infants and Children.
HOUSEHOLD.

SISTERS CAKE.-This Is called the
queen of cakes. Put one-halt pound OF
roll dough into a pan, and set 1t before
the fire till warm; beat up three eggs,
add them to the dough with four
ounces of almond paste. a pinch OF salt
and one-half pound of butter melted In
a little milk, beat well together lave
ready a round dish, buttered, and one,
half pound citron and one-half pound
of candied lemon and orange peel, u
in slices; put a thin layer of the dough
ON the dish, then a layer of the cltron:
another OF dough, and one OF
lemon and orange peel and SO
on, finishing with a layer OF peel:
Put the dish at once into a brisk Dut
not fierce oven and bake for an hour;
the cake will rise very much. When II
is nearly baked put n pound OF LOAF
sugar into a saucepan with half a pint
Of water, boil it till it is like syrup, ada
to it a wineglassful Of orange flower
water, and throw it hot, but not boil
ing, over the cake as soon as the latter
is taken from the oven.
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Warner Astronomical Prize.

From April LIST, 1887, to April
LIST, 1853, l offer tS100) one hun
dred dollars for each and every
discovery OF a new comet made be
tween the above dates, subject to the
following three conditions:
/. 1t may be discovered either by
the naked eye or telescope, but 1t must
be unexpected, except as to the comet
Of 1915, which is now looked for.
2. la) The discoverer, if residing in
the United States or Canada, must
send a prepaid telegram immediately 70
DR.. Lewis Swift, Director Warner Oh
se%rvatory, Rochester, n. Y, giving
the time of discovery, the position and
direction Of motion with sufficient ex-
actness, il possible, to enable at least
one other observer TO find it. (b) Dis
ooverers in the other countries must
send by immediate mail a full account
of the discovery, as above required, to
DIR. Lewis Swift, as above.
3. In the United States and Canada
this intelligence must not be conlnlunf-
cdtedto any other partyor parties, either
by letter, telegraph or otherwise until
publicly announced through the pres
by DR.. Swift, which he will do at once
on information of the discovery. Great
care should be observed regarding this
condition, as it is essential to prevent
duplication of announcements and for
the correct ra lsmission of the discov-
cry, with The name of the dlscovereT,
which will be Immediately made by
DIR. Swift.
DISCOVERIES, living in Continental
Europe, will receive their prizes from
Warmers Safe Cure Establishment, 10
Sch@ffergasse, Frankfurt, a M, Ger
many; those living in Great Britain,
from H. FL. Warner & Co.'S Safe Rene
dies Office, Al Harrington St., e. G.,
London; those in Australasia and Asia,
from III. II. Warner and Co'sSafe Cure
Branch House, lat Little Lonsdale
ST., W., Melbourne, Australia; for
other parts of the world, prizes Will be
paid here.
Prizes will be awarded four (4)
months after discovery and veri6cation
of claim.
Three disinterested scientists will be
selected to settle any dispute that may
arise regarding comet discoveries.
III. Fl. WARNER.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, March 10, 1887.
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WE WISH we could impress on the
minds of tens Of thousands OF farmers
who hold but a small area. say eighty
acres, that they are not necessarily cut
from stock.raising or feeding. They
have some advantage over the large
farmers. The care Of q small number
Of animals may come in along with the
other work on the farm without notice
able increase of expenses, or of fatigue
to those who do the work. And tbs
means considerable. Where land is
fully used there is a large quantity of
produce on an eighty-acre farm which
can only be proftably utilized by farm
animals. Some rotation of crops is
nearly always essential to the best
farming, and grass and clover should
have a prominent place In this rotation.
These can best be used on the farm,
rather than be sold. We arc coming to
learn that in cornstalks and leaves
there are vast stores of good food,
which ought to be made better use OF
than simply turned under the surface.
If the smaller farms Of the country
were stocked with farm animals they
would be vastly more important fac
tors in affecting prices than are all the
great ''ranches."
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30
FARM NOTES.

SWEET SoRN.-The Kitchen garden
cannot be considered complete without
at least a few rows of sweet corn. 1t
is not very many years ago that a few
messe5 Of green corn from the field
were considered a great dellcacy for
the dinner table. That time has
passed and now the farthest back
woodsman scarcely thinks Of doing
without sweet corn during its season.
BY planting those varieties that will
ripen in succession, it can be had fresh
from the garden from the first of Au-
gust until frost. The table a lie
iupplied the remainder of the year with
1t, either canned or dried. Corn
picked fresh from the stalk is very
much superior for eating, to that
gathered some time before it is used.
The Cory Is. perhaps, the best early
variety now grown. The ears are well
illed out and are of fair size. ITS
sarliness makes 1t desirable both for
able use and market. None of the
5ery early varieties are as sweet and of
IS line flavor as some of the later ones.
The Gerry is said to have been obtained
ly continued selection Of the earliest
white ears of the Marblehead Early.
0ne of the very best sweet corns for
amily use is the Black Mexican. 1t Is
lboat two weeks later than the Cory,
md is one of the sweetest and best
favored corns grown. 1t is not popu-
al with marketmen on account of its
turning a purplish color as'soon as it
begins to get a little old. When young
lie kernels are as white as other varie-
les. The cars are well filed out with
arge, plump Kernels. Stowell's Ever
yreen IS an excellent late variety, on
account of the large size of ears and
or the length OF time that it remains
il for use.
The Egyptian is a'so a superior late
Sariety. Tie ears are large and are OF
/ much better flavor than the Ever
green. The soil best adapted to the
growth of sweet corr is q rich, sandy
)r gravelly loan, yet it will do well on
my good garden soil. There is Moth
NJ to be gained by planting before the
OIL has become somewhat warmed, as
he seed is very liable to rot if the
ground is wet and cold, and if 1t should
grow it would make a slow and feeble
growth, as compared to that planted
when the soil had reached a temparture
suitable,
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100 Doses One Dollar


Mrs. NJ. A. Dauphip OF Philadelphia, is well
known 70 the ladies OF that city from the great
good she has done by means of Lydia E, Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. She writes Mrs
Plnkham of a recent Interesting case. "a young
married lady came to me suffering with a severe
case OF Proiapsus and liberation. She COM
menced taking the Compound and in two months
was Juuy restored. In proof of THIS she soon
found herself in an interesting condition. innu-
enced by foolish friends she attempted TO eyade
the responsibilities OF maturity. After ten or
twelve days she came to cagaln and she was In
deed in q most alarming state and suffered terri
bly,. Igaye her a tablespoonful OF the compound
every hour for eight hours until she fell asleep
she awoke much relieved and evidently better
She continued taking the Compound, and in due
season she became the mother of a fine healthy
boy. But for the timely use OF the medicine she
believes her life would have been lost"
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

"A new license schedule adopted
for Lawrence, Massachusetts, sets
$50 as the figure i%nnkeepers are to
pay, and 81 for druggists.
1t is believed that thousands will
be added this year to Alaska's popula-
ton, as mining and exploring are to
be energetically prosecuted.
IA steam tug of 700 tons burthen
is under construction at Bangor, Me.
1t is claimed that she Will be the
largest boat of her kind in this country.
"A syndicate of Amsterdam
bankers has purchased 900 square miles
of timber land in western Florida on
which to found a colony of Hollanders.
N. o. Shelnutt, who was hanged
until he was almost l~ifeless, recently.
in Jackson county, Georgia, says he
suffered very little pain by the opera
tion.
The Spanish iron ore trade is re-
ported to be depressed by the serious
delays to which steamers are subjected
at the port of Bilbao. The ore is
much used in England.
An odd burglary occurred at West
chester. New York, recently, where
thieves stole the forms of paper which
we're ready for the press. Newspaper
rivalry is the supposed cause.
DIR. Riegler, of Pesth, Hungary,
is said to have succeeded in photo.
graphing a p~roIectile fired from a gun
during its passage through the air at
the rate of 440 metres per second.
The Canadian fishermen are trying
to buy enough clam bait in Maine to
supply them the entire fishing season,
SO that retaliation, If decided on, will
not harm them in this particular.
Quarantine against cholera in
Chill, established on the Isthmus of
Panama and in Peru, makes it neees
sary to despatch the United States
malls to Chilli via Rio de Janeiro.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

Tie complete shading of the soil
rapidly enriches it, even without the APP
plication Of manure. 1t may be that
shading causes a deposit of nitrogen
from air; but be that as it may, every
farmer knows that wherever a stack of
bay or straw has stood for several
months the ground underneath 1t is not
emily enriched, but grows much darker.
in color. ANY one may try an exl err.
ment, as follows: select the poorest
spot of ground on the farm, and lay
over a strip Of any length, but about a
yard wide, a few inches of straw, and
cover with q board, or, If preferable,
lay only a board on the ground. If
the place is then seeded to something,
the difference in growth between that
portion shaded and that not shaded
Will be very marked.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

Il mode OF rendering wood incombus-
tible, net generally known, is described
as follows. Soak 27.5 parts by weight
of sulphate of zinc, eleven of potash,
twenty-five of alum, and eleven of
manganic oxide IN lukewarm water in
an iron boiler, and gradually add eleven
parts by weight of 50 per cent. sulphur
ric acid. The wood to be prepared is
placed upon an iron grating In an appa-
ratus of suitable size, the separate
pieces being placed an inch apart. The
liquid is then poured into the appara-
tus, and the wood allowed to remain
completely covered for three hours, and
is then air-dried. Tie mode of appli-
cation described is, we fear, a serious
obstacle to the general use OF this pro-
cess for timber employed in building,
especially as the rough timber, before
being worked or framed could only be
conveniently treated IN this manner
If joint, ceiling, beams and all jolnery
exposed to fire could be treated after
being fixed with some chemical solution
of proved resistance to the action of
fame. WI believe many architects
would be found to employ it.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

The test of bayonets in the Austrian
army is more minute. than that applied
in any other country. First, the blade
IS placed In a machine al hoe and bent
In both senses to a gwen extent. Sec
ondly a blow is struck with the fiat of
both sides on a block of hard wood.
Thirdly, a blow is struck with the edge
and afterward with the blunt side also
on a block of hard wood; both or these
tests are made by special machines
Fourthly, a few bayonets in each lot
are broken so that the rough surface of
the metal may be examined. Filthy,
the dimensions of each weapon are
tested by comparison with models. A
wood fire IS always used to temper the
metals. Coal is never employed. The
metal is heated until 1t assumes a dark
red color. 1t is then cooled in river or
rain water. The following process is
also In use: The blades are placed Ia
iron cases, each blade being covered
with refuse of horn. The cases are
closed with clay, and remain in the fire
until the contents are cherry red. They
are tlen withdrawn, opened, and the
blades are thrown into water to cool
and afterward brushed. The moment
for withdrawing the cases from the fire
is ascertalned by means of a test nail that
can be put in and taken out as the
process goes on.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

SPONGE CREAM.-One pint of fresh
milk, three t~ablespoonfuls of good gel
atine, three tablespoonfuIs of sugar,
three eggs. Put gelatine into cold
milk, let it stand a little while; put on
stove and bring milk to boiling point,
then add the sugar and yelks of eggs
which have been well beaten together.
Remove from the fire and stir in the
whites, which have also been beaten
stiff. Add a little salt and flavor to
suit. and pour into molds; wet first, so
the cream will turn out easily.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

OMELETTE WITH PRESERVES
Beat up the yoIks and whites Of six
eggs, add to the yolks a little grated
lemon peel, then add the whites and
beat up the whole well together, adding
a little cream. two spoonfuls of apple
OF orange marmalade Or apricot or
g%ooseberry jam, currant jelly or any
other preserves; fry, and when done,
turn it upside-down upon a dish, sprin-
kle powdered sugar oyer it and glaze
with a red hot shovel, or in your stove,
so the top OF the omelette gets the heat
only for a minute. Serve hot.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

To SERVE WITH SaAD.-A sauce OF
sorrel or plain plditre d'hOteE sauce OF
butter and parsley is best. For Il
former, blanch a quart of sorrel IN
boiling water, after picking it over
and cleaning it under the hydrant. tut
an ounce of butter In a saucepan with
half an ounce Of flour, a little salt, pep
per and nutmeg; when it begins to
color slightly add u half pint of cream
and the %sorrel, which has been well
drained and passed through a sieve.
Simmer gently for ten minutes, then
pour In the yolks of two eggs mixed
with a little milk. Cook for five min
utes longer, pour over the fish and
serve.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

MARBLE CAKE.-White part: One
cup of sugar, one half cup of butter,
one-half cup of sweet milk, whites of
three eggs, two cups of flour, n and
one-half te~aspoonfuls of baking powder.
Dark part: One-half cup each of sugar
and molasses, o%ne-fourth of a cup each
of butter and sweet milk. two cups Of
flour, the yolks of three eggs, n and
one-half teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
one teasroonful each of cinnamon,
cloves. allsplce, nutmeg and black pep
per. This will make two cakes and
will keep three weeks.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

OMELETTE WITH ONIoN,-Chop
finely some onions or shalots and fry
hem in Oil or butter; when done add a
little milk, salt and peppermint the above
with some well-beaten eggs and fry
into an omelette according to the
recipe for plain omelette. Herbs or
vegetables for omeiette should gently
fry or simmer in the oil or butter until
tender; if put over a brisk fire they
will crisp and burn.
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SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES.

ORANGE LAYER CAKE.-One u
sugar, one.half cup butter, one-half
cup sweet milk, one aud a half tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, whites of
three eggs; flavor to taste; cream, but
ter and sugar; add milk and -four with
baking powder well sifted with -four,
and lastly add whites of eggs well
beaten. This will make three good
layers. Materials for jelly: Juice of
two and rind of one orange, one cup of
sugar, yolks of three eggs, one heaping
teaspoon of corn starch; boil all to-
gether,
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

OMELETTE SoUFFLE.-Beat up sep
arately the whites and yolks of six eggs;
mix with the latter four ounces Of
sugar and some Jumps OF sugar with
the Oil or zest of a lemon on them, and
mix in the whites; melt over a rather
brisk fire two ounces of butter in a
dish; then put in the eggs; set them in
the oven for five minutes, sprinkle over
with powdered sugar and serve imme-
diately.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

CORN GEMs.-Take a quart of
coarse corn meal, scald half of it at
night with boiling water and let it cool
to blood heat, then add the other half
of the meal and with it a handful of
graham flour; mix with tepid water.
forming a batter that will drop easily
from the spoon. Let it stand in a
warm place till morning, then put into
creased gem pans previously heated
and bake in a quick owe thirty min
utes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

Electricity is nov used to obtain flu
orine from hydro-fuoric acid. The
acid is electrolyzed at a comparatively
high potential, nearly 40 volts, and Il G
acid thus separated into its constituei t
elements. hydrogen and fuorine. 1t is
fought that the isolation of iuorine
will give rise to a long list Of new COM
pounds.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

FRUIT CAKE.-Two cups of chopped
dried apples, soaked over night in
water, next morning add three cups of
molasses, n t~easpoonful cad Lof Gin
namon, allspice and nutmeg, let it
cook slowly two hours; when cold, add
four eggs, two.thirds of a cup of but
ter, one-half teaspoonful of soda and
two of baking powder; flour to make a
stiff batter. This will make two
loaves.
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The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

"what furniture can give such finish to
a room, as a tender woman's face" asks
George Elliott. Not any, we are happy to
answer. provided the glow of health tenn
pers the tender expires sion. The pale,
anxious, bloodless face of the consumptive,
or the evident sufferings of the d~yspeptic.
induce feelings of sorrow aud grief on our
part and compel us to tell them Of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery" the
sovereign remedy for consumption and
5ther diseases of the respiratory system as
well as dyspepsia and other digestive trou-
bles. Sold every where.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

The hard soda soaps are preferable to
the soft potash soaps for toilet purpo-
SEES. The quality of soaps depend upon
the character of their constituents and
the thorolghness of their specialization.
Good SOAPS must not contain free alkali
or any foreign irritating substance.
The addition Of moderate quantities OF
fortunes does not materially change
the quality.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

DWARF pears should be planted on q
spot that has a moist subsoil, either
natural or made so by subsoillng or
mi ing some material with the soil
that viii give out moisture in dry
weather. Trees already planted on a
dry, gravelly subsoll should have a
circle dug out two feet deep and two
or three feet from the tree. This
should be filled up with wel.-enriched
soil. If the dwarf pear does not grow
freely it is a sign that something is
wrong. 1t should be severely pruned,
SO as to aid in producing a vigorous
growth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

IF YOU want fat lambs to turn off
early, provide small troughs IN a yard
adjoining the sheep told with entrances
a little too small for the old sheep TO go
in, and put in afew oats, or a little
corn meal or cotton-seed meal every
dag. The lambs will begin to eat
when about three weeks old, and will
gain rapidly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

In ESTIMATING the value of manure
1t must not be overlooked that water
is a prominent ingredient. In 80 tons
of ordinary b~arn-yard manure there are
5000 pounds of water, $50 pounds
phosphoric acid, 200 pounds potash and
225 pounds nitrogen. This estimate,
however, depends upon the kind of
manure; but the proportion of plant
food is small compared with the bulk.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

If LARGE watermelons are desired
for show or exhibition purposes, give
the vines a very deep, well. enriched
soil and do not permit more than n
ftuit to remain on a vine.lP n htack
the leading shoots occasionally, and be
very careful not to injure the vine IN
any way during its season of growth.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

THE faster and more gently a COW is
MIXED the greater will be the amount
given. Slow mixers always gradually
dry up a cow, and for the reason that if
lie milk is not drawn about as fast as
1t is given down, it will subsequently be
withheld, and that withheld is, as a
matter of course, WHAT is known as the
strlppings-in fact, the upper surface
of milk in the udder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

To USE UP A COLD ToNGUE.-The
rough bits remaining from boiled beef's
tongue can be cGt,into shreds and add
cd to a half-pound of spaghetti already
boiled, served with a little drawn but
ter and some tomato catsup, all heated
in a saucepan. This win turn out a
pretty dish. Serve very hot.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

GINGER PuDD7NG.-One-hal cup OF
molasses, two-thirds OF a cup of but
ter, one cup of brown sugar, two cups
of -four, four eggs, one small teaspoon
full of ginger, one of cinnamon and n
of cloves. Bake In layers and put to-
gether with jelly and icing. Serve
with sauce or cream.
The Penn's Grove record., 1887-04-30

A GALLANT SoLDIER,-"Yes," re-
marked Dumley at the supper table,
II was a soldier in the late war, and II
| do say it myself, 1 was a good one. ;,
Presently Featherly broke the awed
silence.
"Were you wounded, Dumley2" he
asked.
.sN-no, but after the battle OF Bull
Run I was reported among the killed
But the report was corrected"
corrected to among the missing,
suppose, y SAID Featherly, helping him.
self to butter.